Salt Lake Telegram | 1948-01-24 | Page 6 | Decision Eisenhower

f D Decision jt bo i Eisenhower r peral Eisenhower has announced f e ie could not accept the I nomination even under the re- re that it were ten- ten fome me e e his statement on the question juite as conclusive as the cele- cele of another grea great genI gen gen- I 4 iliam T. T Sherman who s said id 1 i he would not accept if nominated not se serve e if te J there can c no doubt that Eisenhower honestly e r hes himself from the the Eal al scene In a letter to the of the he Manchester N. N H. H Union Leader was made public by the army anny he be hede de his views on the subject 2 i t iy clear While it is still possible ithe f the gene general l might be d drafted drafted- ted th there re J doubt over even that pos- pos l ty ty that a political party would hesi- hesi J to tender the nomination and risk J. J usa t any my Americans will regard this hi as definite loss loss and and that view will have J tie relation to partisan politics Public 4 f polls have shown Eisenhower j lining inning well ahead of any oth other possible n ende t either Democratic or or n. n Th Thre re has been a definite grass grass- ts se Be for him I he on both aides sides can pretty prettyce I a ce e up their minds now that the the candidates will wilt le oe p It will be T Truman un n for for the thet e t its ts It may or may not be ber or r Taft for the Republicans but but I Ft these two strongest contenders G G GOP OP nomination should d dead dead- ad f each cach having sufficient strength t to ock jck nomination of the other there is is far far farless less chance t that thata ata a political upstart will viIi come into the breach away with the nomination l It is regrettable table that tha j General Eisenh Eisen Eisen- h hewer made mad this announcement t shunning shunning shun shun- ning the possibility of a presidential nom nom- Without meaning tc to indorse Eisenhower as a possible cand t te there therO is a question of whether any patriotic American citizen has a right ight to refuse to a accept the responsibility of the p esi- esi d dency ncy That this condition docs does exist isa is is' isI I condemnation a of our system in that a aan aman man an aI who has no political background f reels feels that th the burden of politics polities not the burden of ot the pre presidential office is so soc c neat great eat that he e must refuse to accept the responsibility